Cameron County, TX Jail and Prison System

CAMERON County has 30 jails with an average daily population of 223 inmates with a total of 30 jail population. When breaking down the CAMERON County jail population by gender, females are a minority compared to male prisoners and make 17% with 5 female and 25 male inmates.

How Does Cameron County Inmate Search Work?

Cameron County inmate records are public records that anyone can review easily. The Freedom of Information Act governs the availability of regarding Cameron county inmate records which provide a lot of useful information about a person.

Cameron County Parole and Probation

Cameron County Parole

Parole is when an inmate is allowed to leave jail early because they have shown remorse while serving their time. A parole board decides on who gets to receive parole and who does not. You can obtain Cameron county parole records and find out a lot about someone . Some things contained in the Cameron county parole records may be information about their sentence and their crimes. You might also see details about where they were held and the rules of their parole.

Cameron County Probation

Along with those inmates that have been released, you might also be able to review Cameron county probation records illustrating men and women who didn’t go to prison but instead was put on probation. Probation does not come for free . Probationers must check-in a probation officer once a week plus follow other rules. Typically,Cameron county inmate records will show the person crimes, their probationary sentence, and the ruling court department details who sentenced them. Along with that details , you may see mugshots , fingerprints, physical details about the person , and other details.

Cameron County Booking

Cameron county bookings are also helpful when looking for information on whether or not someone has been arrested. When a suspect is arrested, the officer fills out forms and then holds them in a jail , which essentially becomes their Cameron county booking record. It may also include things like fingerprints, mugshots , physical details, their name, and address, arresting officer , the details of the crime, the location, and any vehicles that were involved. The general public has the right to review a copy of someone’s Cameron county booking records without any type of permission .

Cameron County Incarceration Statistics

Over the past 45 years, the incarceration rate in CAMERON County has increased by 233% going from 9 inmates yearly to 30 inmates.

Even though women are the fastest growing group of inmates in CAMERON County, men still make up the vast majority of inmates admitted to prison each year - nearly rate of 1,105 per 100,000 U.S residents yearly across the county.

Inmate Population and Incarceration Rates in Cameron County, TX

CAMERON County has th highest jail incarceration rate across Texas, yet from the total of 30 inmates only 30 are currently confined, the rest 1,531 are pretrial inmates and are awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

Cameron County Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Cameron County Incarceration Statistics by Gender

In CAMERON County, males are incarcerated in jail at a rate of 1,073 per 100,000 male U.S. residents, which is nearly 5 times more than female incarceration rate, of 226 per 100,000 female U.S. residents. From 2010 to 2015, the male incarceration rate decreased by 3%, while the female incarceration rate lowered by 31%.

Cameron County Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Cameron County Male Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

Breaking Down Cameron County Inmates By Race

In CAMERON County, white people are incarcerated in jail on average at a rate of 660 per 100,000 white U.S. residents, which is higher by 57% from incarceration rate of black people. From 2010 to 2015, the incarceration rate of black people declined by 49%, going from 3,008 to 1,531 per 100,000 black U.S. residents. The Hispanic incarceration rate in CAMERON County is on average at a rate of 1,788 per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents.

Cameron County Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years

Cameron County Prisons and Jails

Cameron County Sheriff Offices and Police Departments